diff --git a/spring-core-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/test/tools/TestCompiler.java b/spring-core-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/test/tools/TestCompiler.java
index 9d5b15d1eb74..bb77051b9e7f 100644
--- a/spring-core-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/test/tools/TestCompiler.java
+++ b/spring-core-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/test/tools/TestCompiler.java
@@ -311,9 +311,7 @@ private DynamicClassLoader compile() {
 			Errors errors = new Errors();
 			CompilationTask task = this.compiler.getTask(null, fileManager, errors,
 					this.compilerOptions, null, compilationUnits);
-			if (!this.processors.isEmpty()) {
-				task.setProcessors(this.processors);
-			}
+			task.setProcessors(this.processors);
 			boolean result = task.call();
 			if (!result || errors.hasReportedErrors()) {
 				throw new CompilationException(errors.toString(), this.sourceFiles, this.resourceFiles);